Today, August 4th marks Coast Guard Day and the 223rd Birthday for the United States Coast Guard! As we all know, Coast Guard Day recognizes the day in 1790 when the United States Coast Guard was founded as the Revenue-Marine by Alexander Hamilton. It's always great to take the time to honor our servicemen and women past and present and the dedication they have shown to our country through their work with the Coast Guard. I remember my visit to Grand Haven, Michigan on Coast Guard Day six years ago. The Coast Guard Channel had such a great time covering all the events there. We hope to one day get back and see how much it has grown and to share it with all our viewers. This year the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven celebrates 89 years. We hope all of those attending the Festival have a great time and to those that will be celebrating at home or on-duty thank you for your service!
And of course we are not the only ones honoring the Coast Guard this month, we just got wind of this great program from Stray Boots. Stray Boots, a New York City tech startup that creates scavenger hunt-style walking tours in various cities, has launched a military appreciation program with the goal of giving a free tour to every military family across the country. The Stray Boots military appreciation program runs through the summer. Any active or former military personnel can claim their tour for up to six people by visiting strayboots.com/military. Vouchers are also available at the USO offices in the New York Port Authority and Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn with more locations coming on-line soon. This sounds like a lot of fun and a great way to get to know a city (maybe even your own) or a city you may already be planning to visit. Share it with family and friends and look within the coming week the opportunity to win some additional tours as we will be giving them away via our Coast Guard Channel Facebook page. Go and LIKE IT now if you would like to have the opportunity to win.
Photo and Article are Provided by the Coast Guard Channel via DCAPT DG Porter Sector NY South.